Honolulu Advertiser & Star
Bulletin Obituaries

January
1 – December 31, 1997

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Moses M. Waalani, 83, of Kekaha, Kauai, a merchant marine,
died June 26, 1997.He was born in
Waimea, Kauai. Survived by son George Akana; nephew and caregiver Richard; 5
grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m.Saturday, Waimea United Church of Christ.
Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual or aloha attire.[SB 07/07/1997]

Chester Wade, 64, of Las Vegas, formerly of Honolulu, a retired
Chevron USA refineryoperator, died Jan. 2, 1997 in Las
Vegas. Wade, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, served during theKorean War.
Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Elizabeth; daughter ElizabethBaptist;
sons Mike and Chester K.; sister Juanita Wilson; brother James Ogata; and eightgrandchildren.
Service: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of thePacific,
Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.[SB 16/01/1997]

Elizabeth Wade, 80, of Honolulu, died Wednesday Dec 17, 1997
in Maunalani Nursing Home. She was born in St. Petersburg, Fla. She is survived
by sons Stuart W.and Gordon; sister
Margaret Griffin, and a granddaughter. Private services.[SB 23/12/2997]

Llewellyn “Tiny” Kanakamaikai Wailehua Sr. of Kailua, business agent
for Operating Engineers Local #3, died Tuesday Sep 23, 1997 in Reno, Nev. He
was 57. Although he first made news as a Kailua High School football player,
Wailehua was dedicated to his life’s work. “He’s been an operating engineer in
the field for 33 years,” said Adrian Keohokalole, the Operating Engineers
Hawaii representative. “He was very dedicated to his job as far as being a
foreman out in the field. He was pretty much a top hand in operating just about
every type of equipment that there was out there.”Before he became a business agent, Wailehua worked for the union
in training apprentices, Keohokalole said. In his teen years Wailehua excelled
in Kailua’s football backfield and won an Oahu Interscholastic Association Hall
of Honor Award, graduating from Kailua in 1959. In 1958, the Star-Bulletin
named the 5-foot 11-inch, 170-pound Wailehua as a Rural Oahu All-Star for the
third straight year. “Llewellyn Wailehua, Kailua’s great all-around
quarterback, won the ... spot on the starting team ... by a substantial
margin,” sportswriter Bill Kwon wrote.“Wailehua, named to the Star-Bulletin All-Star team for the third
straight time, ran and passed for 17 touchdowns to spark Kailua this year.” In
later life the athletic Wailehua also served as a karate instructor. He is
survived by wife Margaret; sons Wesley and Llewellyn “Tyke” Jr.; daughters
Kelly Jones, and Rosemary and Andrea Wailehua; and brother Clark. Funeral
services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call
after 9 a.m. A scattering of ashes will follow services. No flowers.[SB 26/09/1997]

John Walker,- Fifty
years ago, when United Airlines completed its inaugural flight to Honolulu and
helped launch the modern age of Hawaii tourism, John Cornwell Walker was one of
many business leaders and dignitaries who attended the event. Walker, a former
president of the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce, often had a window seat to the
major historical changes shaping Hawaii’s business community. Yesterday Jul 17,
1997, Walker died of natural causes at his home in Kula, Maui. He was 91. In
1925, Walker began his career at the Oahu Railway & Land Co. and worked his
way up to become the company’s general manager and vice president. Walker later
became vice chairman of Dillingham Corp., which built Ala Moana Center, and was
chairman of the Hawaii Visitors Bureau in 1952 and 1953.Along the way, he served on the corporate
boards of First Hawaiian Inc. (then called Bishop Bank), American Factors Ltd.
(or Amfac), and Andrade & Co.Ltd.
An avid sportsman, Walker was well known in Hawaii as a polo player, playing
actively until the start of World War II. Walker’s family history was
intertwined with Hawaii’s modern history. During the 1850s, his pa ternal
grandfather, John Walker, and his maternal grandfather, William Cornwell, at
different times served as ministers of finance to King David Kalakaua. He is
survived by son John C. Walker Jr.; daughter Jill Walker Stevens; and stepdaughter
Carol Austin. A memorial service will be held Monday at the family home in
Kula. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to the
Kapiolani Health Foundation.[SB 18/07/1997]

Ellerton E. “Al” Wall, a Honolulu native who
became a California-based regional vice president of western operations for
Chevron Corp., died Aug. 31, 1997 at his San Diego home. He was 84. He worked
for Chevron 43 years, having joined it in 1934, at age 21, in Honolulu. It was
then known as Standard Oil of California. In 1940, he was named branch manager
at Kahului. After World War II broke out, his wartime contribution included
being responsible for providing aviation gasoline for aircraft carriers and
cargo ships. Following the war, Wall rose rapidly to positions as Standard Oil
district manager in Oakland, regional manager of the Fresno region in 1955,
general sales manager in 1956 and vice president of marketing in 1957. He was
named president of California Oil Co., an East Coast subsidiary, in 1958. In
1963, he became Southern California regional vice president and regional
marketing manager, based in Los Angeles. He was the son of Walter E. Wall, who
served as surveyor general of the then-territory of Hawaii, and Edith Wall. A
Punahou graduate, he was a high school football, track and swimming star and
was rated a top javelin thrower. He later attended the University of Hawaii and
University of Oregon, and was graduated from the University of Southern
California. In his years in Los Angeles, Wall held numerous leadership posts
with community and civic organizations. He is survived by his wife of 62 years,
Virginia; daughters Anne Randolph and Janet Dietz; son Steven, eight
grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.A private ceremony was held in California. The family suggests donations
may be made to the San Diego Hospice or the donor’s favorite charity.[SB 10/091997]

Peter H.
Wallace,
72, of Kailua, a retired Honolulu police officer and employee of state Harbors
Division, died Thursday Jun 5, 1997 at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived
by wife Polly; two daughters; two sons; a sister; and grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Kailua Beach boat
ramp, across from Buzz’s Steak House. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations
suggested to St. Francis Hospice or American Cancer Society.[SB 10/06/1997]

Mollie K. Washburn, 78, of Honolulu, a retired
Pauoa Elementary School secretary and Willows Restaurant hostess, died Jan. 24,
1997 in the Beverly Manor Convalescent Center. Born in Honolulu, she is
survived by son George K.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Service: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial
to follow. Aloha attire.

Kimberly K. Washington-Cohen, 23, of Wailua, Kauai, will
be remembered in services Saturday. Her body was found in a wooded area of
Wailua House Lots on July 12, 1997. Born in Lihue, she is survived by son
Beyson Davenport; daughters Chandelle Davenport and Macy Somada; mother and
stepfather Theresa and Emile Wery; brothers Michael and Clifford Davenport and
Rick and Jerry Burrell and Michael and Marcus Wery; sisters Gwendolyn
Davenport, Diana Prince and Debbie Barel; and grandmother Ida Barretto.Services: 1-3 p.m.Saturday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Donations suggested to Kimberly Washington-Cohen Memorial Fund to benefit her
three children.[SB 23/07/1997]

James I. Watanabe, 72, of Kamiloloa, Molokai, a veteran of the
442nd RegimentalCombat Team, died Tuesday Jan 21,
1997 at home. Born in Paia, Maui, he is survived by wife Maria;daughters
Arleen and Andrea; sons Dr. Brian Watanabe and Renato Gagtan; and brotherPeter.
Memorial service: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Sophia Catholic Church in Kaunakakai.Call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at
his home in Puili Place, Molokai; and after 8 a.m. nextSaturday at the
church. Ashes to be scattered later.[SB 28/01/1997]

Norio Watanabe, of Wahiawa died Dec. 20, 1997 in Wahiawa
General Hospital.He was born in
Hamakua, Hawaii. He is survived by brothers Nobu and Yasu and sisters Tsuyuko
Serain and Chieko Cornelius. Services held.[SB 30/12/2997]

Sharon L. Watanabe, 45, of Lee’s Summit, Mo.,
formerly of Honolulu, died Tuesday Feb 4, 1997 in Omaha, Neb. Watanabe, a U.S.
Department of Agriculture employee, served in the U.S. Peace Corps in the
Philippines. Born in Kealakekua, Hawaii, she is survived by daughter Naomi
Leilani; parents the Rev. Jack I. and Norma L. Hatton; sister Carol L. Ramos; and
brothers James B. and John W. Hatton. Services to be held on the mainland.

Ted S. “Suppa” Watanabe, 70, of Honolulu, a
chiropractor and owner of McCully Chiropractic Center, died July 29, 1997in St. Francis Hospice. Born in Ewa, he is
survived by wife Gladys S.; son William K.; daughter Sandra M.; brothers Robert
Watanabe and Shoichi Suzuki; and five grandchildren.Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park
Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.[SB 09/08/1997]

Albert J. “Endora” Watson, 46, of Waianae died March
8, 1997 in Waianae. Born in Honolulu he is survived by brothers William
Kaneakalau and John A., David G. and Hiram Watson; and sisters Margaret
Kealohanui, Agnes and Ruth Watson, and Annie Sotelo. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow
at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call 9:30-11 a.m. Casual attire.

Katherine Adele Dunn Watson, 94, of Charleston, S.C., a
longtime Hawaii public schoolteacher, died Friday Jul 18, 1997 at a nursing
home there. She was born in Clifton, Arizona Territory. She is survived by son
Lt. Col. C. Wyly Watson and three grandchildren. Services were private.[SB 21/07/1997]

William C. “Bill” Watson,59, of Princeville, Kauai,
a retired movie actor, died Nov. 5 at home. He was also proprietor of Luana of
Hawaii. Born in Chicago, Ill., he is survived by daughter Mililani; sons
William II and Keoni; and brother Jim. Commemorative remembrance: 9:30 a.m.
Saturday at Black Pot Beach, Hanalei.[SB 26/11/2997]

Donnie L. and Betty J. Weaver, 60 and 62 respectively, of
Los Angeles will be remembered in private services in Hawaii. Betty, who was
born in Hawaii, diedOct. 27, 1997. She was a senior appointment clerk for
Kaiser Permanente. Donnie was born in Pennsylvania and died Sept. 19. They are
survived by son Donnie; daughter Dionne; and three grandchildren. She is also
survived by sister Gail Kittelman.[SB 10/11/1997]

Helen K.
Weeks, 77,
of Keauhou Mauka, Kona, retired secretary of her own surveying engineering
company, died June 7, 1997in Kona Community
Hospital. She was also former grounds chairperson at Hulihee Palace, a charter
member of the Kona Outdoor Circle and precinct chairwoman of Keauhou School.
She was born in Waialua. She is survived by son John D. “Bobby”; daughters
Karen K. Petrie, Mary P. Carvalho and Laura W. “Chickie” Higashi, and six
grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Central Kona Union Church.
Inurnment at a later date. Casual attire.[SB 16/06/1997]

Louise G. Weeks, 87, of Honolulu died Nov. 20, 1997 in in
Perris, Calif. She was born in Grants Pass, Ore. Survived by daughter Donalee
Allen; sisters Bertie Byrne, Dicky Krenz and Janie Wheeler, three grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren. Scattering of ashes: 9:30 a.m. tomorrow from the
catamaran Nahoku II off Waikiki.[SB
18/12/1997]

Ruth Wehrell, 82, of San Jose, Calif., native of Hilo, died
Tuesday in San Jose, Calif.She is survived by sons Reg and Edmund Young; and
five grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m.Monday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial:
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.[SB 25/01/1997]

Len Weissman, 83, of Honolulu, a Hollywood publicist
photographer, advertising executive and director of public relations for “Hawaii
Five-O,” died Saturday Mar 8, 1997 at home. He is survived by daughters Judy
Dancer and Bari Ellen Roulette; sister Gladys Berne; and brother Murray.
Service: 10 a.m. Sunday at Valley of the Temples.

Lyons J.K. Welch, 33, of Hauula will be remembered in services
Friday. His skeletal remains were found on Pupukea Road in July, 1997. He was
reported missing in 1994. He was born in Kahuku. Survived by brothers Frederick
Jr. and Doyle; sisters Sweetie Turner, Laura Torres, Stephanie Welch, Dolly
Kealoha and Naomi Kumai. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Great Mount Zion
Holiness Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha
attire.[SB 10/091997]

Theresa M. Wells, 93, of Kaneohe died last Wednesday Aug 20,
1997 in Aloha Health Care. Born in Koloa, Kauai, she is survived by brother
Paul H. Mahoe.Services: 11 a.m.
Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial:
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.[SB 27/08/1997]

Eugene W. Welsh, 98, of Kailua died Tuesday Jul 15, 1997 in
Anne Pearl Nursing Home.He was born in
Chicago. He is survived by wife Ethel; brother Raymond, and hanai family the
Querys. Scattering of ashes: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Kailua Beach Park, across
from Buzz’s Original Steak House.[SB
21/07/1997]

Hilda H. Welton, 89, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a retired registered
nurse and businesswoman, died Monday Nov 24, 1997 at home. Born in New York,
she is survived by son Walter Welton of Holualoa. Services to be held later. No
flowers.Donations suggested to the
Blood Bank of Hawaii.[SB 28/11/2997]

Gordon C. Wentworth, 58, of Kaneohe, a C. Brewer
Homes Inc. vice president and a Hawaiian Open Golf Tournament committee
chairman, died Friday May 9, 1997. Born in Newton, Mass., he is survived by
wife Deane; son William; parents Vincent and Elizabeth; and sisters Diana
Woodberry and Lee Wentworth. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. Mark Lutheran
Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.[SB 15/05/1997]

Services on the mainland.. Born in Kansas City, Mo.,
he is survived by mother Polly; brother Jack; and sisters Gail, Pam and Denise.
Private services. Those wishing to send condolences may call 674-1524.[SB 08/07/1997]

Clay Wheeler, of San Francisco, who played piano in many Waikiki
bistros, died June 3, 1997at home.
Born in North Dakota, Wheeler played with the 8th Army Air Force
band during World War II. While entertaining the troops in England, he
performed before Her Royal Highness the Queen Mary. In Hawaii, he played at the
Royal Hawaiian and Canlis Charcoal Broiler. Since moving to the mainland, he
has returned for many special engagements. He is survived by daughters Lisa W.
Foley and Teri McCready; son Michael; sister Dorothy Gibbs; and two
grandchildren. Memorial services: 9:30 a.m.Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.[SB 26/08/1997]

Roma Wheeler,78, of Honolulu died Tuesday Feb 25, 1997 in Kaiser
Hospital. Born in Blackfoot, Idaho, she is survived by daughter Lynda
Tauelangi; son Roger; and three grandchildren.Service: 11:30 a.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, Lanakila Ward. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Gina Whest, 64, of Honolulu, diplomate
of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, died Sunday Apr 6, 1997 in
Queen’s Hospital. She was a medical researcher at the universities of
Tennessee, Washington and Hawaii, where she worked on treatments for sports and
auto injuries and arthritis. Her practice in Hawaii was called Scientific
Chiropractic Clinic. Born in Salzberg, Austria, she is survived by husband
Robert M.Gibson; daughter Michell W.
Elkner; and sisters Christine Windbauer, Lisa Alker and Hilde Clark. Memorial
services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Calvary by the Sea Church, 5339 Kalanianaole
Highway. Aloha attire.

Adeline D. Whisenand, 87, of Aina Haina, a Red
Cross worker for some 20years who also
was very active in church and community, died Tuesday Feb 4, 1997 at home. She
was among those who insisted that the Honolulu International Center, now the
Blaisdell Center, should be more than a sports arena.“Six of us said there shouldn’t just be a sporting center. It
had to be for the community as a whole,” she had said. She was one of a number
who envisioned an opera house, noting how opera productions were held mainly in
high school gymnasiums. “We got togetherwith Mayor (Neal) Blaisdell and he agreed that there should be both,”
she said. Her community service earned her a Star-Bulletin Good Neighbor Award
in 1976.“Mrs. Whisenand often opens
her home to her ‘neighbors,’ giving shelter for the night or even longer when
they need it,” her citation said in part.“The neighbors she helps start out as strangers to her -- a Vietnam
refugee family stranded at the airport, a woman with domestic trouble, a
motherless2-year-old girl whose father
needed time to make baby-sitting arrangements.” All this she did in a very
quiet and selfless way, wrote a fellow volunteer in the FISH organization, a
Christian group giving round-the-clock counseling and aid.“FISH is just one of many organizations in
which Mrs. Whisenand serves as a good neighbor,” the citation went on.“A pet project in years past, which
combined her avid interest in hiking and plant life with the desire to be of
service, was the work she did with Girl Scoutsand Camp Fire Girls.She gave
conducted tours of the botanical highlights of various Oahu hikingtrails to troop leaders of those groups.”
Born in Los Angeles, she vacationed in Hawaii in 1929 and 1930 and stayed at
the Moana Hotel, surfboarding and falling in love with Waikiki Beach.Later, she married architect George
Whisenand in Los Angeles and they movedto Hawaii in 1950. The Whisenands built their home in Aina Haina in
1950, where Adeline Whisenand resided until her death. George Whisenand died in
1983. Adeline Whisenand worked for the American Red Cross from 1951 through the
early 1970s. She was a member of the Trail and Mountain Club, Waialae Country
Club and active in Waiokeola Congregational Church in Kahala. She also traveled
extensively, circling the world three times. She is survived by daughter
Julianna W. Smith; adopted daughter Sarah Nordwall; four grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at
Waiokeola Congregational Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to
Waiokeola Church.

Bruce E. White, who expanded University of Hawaii teacher
training to provide the bulk of Hawaii public schoolteachers, died Wednesday
Dec 31, 1997 in Portland, Ore. White, a retired university administrator,
reached the age of 100 on Nov. 29.Born
in North Yamhill, Ore., White led an active life that included service as an
Army corporal in the American Expeditionary Force in World War I in France, and
as an administrator with the University of Tehran in Iran in 1966-67.His education included a 1923 bachelor’s
degree from Willamette University inSalem, Ore., and a 1932 master’s degree and 1935 doctoral degree from
theUniversity of Washington. After
serving as a teacher and principal in the state of Washington, and a year as an
education professor at the University of Alaska, White moved to Hawaii where he
was an assistant professor at the UH in 1936-41 and director ofadmissions in 1941-43.He served as dean of student personnel in
1943-48 and dean of the teachers college in 1948-56.“In the past most of Hawaii’s high school teachers have come from
themainland,” White said, on becoming
the teachers college dean. “Our goal is todevelop our high school program to the point where we will be able to trainteachers on any level.” White was the UH
dean of faculties from 1956 to 1963, the year he retired asdean emeritus and senior professor of
education.He ended his long education
career in Iran. His activities also included service as a member and secretary
of an advisorycommittee on education
for Guam and the Pacific Trust Territory in 1947-52.He belonged to the Masons, Rotary Club and Central Union Church
inHonolulu. Retiring to Oregon, White
and his late wife, Grace, spent their later years traveling to more than 70
countries.He is survived by son Bruce
H.; two grandchildren; and twogreat-grandchildren.There will
be no services. Memorials may be made to Planned Parenthood

Constance K. “Gigilani” White, 62, of Gold River, Calif.,
died June 11, 1997at home. She was
born in Honolulu. She was a former professional hula dancer and was also a
secretary for Sacramento County Department of Medical Systems. She is survived
by sons James, Kapena and Kyle Nees; daughter Jonne Field; sister Lahela
“Dollie” Roback; 4 grandchildren. Graveside services: 10:45 a.m. Thursday, Diamond
Head Memorial Park.[SB 07/07/1997]

Doellamae D. "TuTu" White, 88, of Salt Lake City,
formerly of Kailua, died Jan. 26, 1997 at home. She was born in Provo Canyon,
Utah. She is survived by sons Ernest A. III and Dr. Bruce D.; daughter Jill H. Lawson,
seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services will be on the
mainland. Donations suggested to the Multiple Sclerosis Society and the
Parkinson Disease Association.

Frederick White, 72, of Honolulu died Dec. 15, 1997 in
Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Frederick Jr.;
brothers James and Edward, and sisters Luciana Havis, Mary Aki, Thelma Cross
and Velma Kekona. No services.[SB
23/12/2997]

Grace F.
White, 95,
of Portland, Ore., a teacher, died Wednesday May 21, 1997 in Albany, Ore. She
served as president of the boards of the Honolulu YMCA and Honolulu branch of
the American Association of University Women. Born in Lafayette, Ill., she is
survived by husband Bruce E.; son Bruce H.; two grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland.[SB23/05/1997]

Laura A.H.
White, 74,
of Honolulu, a retired Public Utilities Commission employee, died Tuesday May
6, 1997 at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Douglas K.; daughters
Stephanie Frye, Valerie W. Chun and Jeanne W.Gunther; brother Leonard F. Ho; and six grandchildren. Private
services.[SB 13/05/1997]

Col. Richard A. White, 81, of Kailua, a retired
U.S. Army colonel, died Sept. 20, 1997in Tripler Army Hospital. He was born in New York. Survived by wife
Armenia; sons Peter and Lt. Col. Richard A. Jr.; daughters Barbara Reynolds and
Clarita Ramsey; 8 grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at National Memorial
Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.Donations suggested to Alzheimer’s
Association.[SB 29/09/1997]

Bruce M. Whitesides, 74, of Aiea, a retired U.S.
Army colonel, died Nov. 1, 1997in
Tripler Hospital. Born in Fort Benning, Ga., he is survived by wife Arlene; son
Dallas E.; daughter Dale Chipchase; stepson John Young; stepdaughter Pamela
Schlueter; and five grandchildren. Services with full military honors were
held. In lieu of flowers, contributions to a favorite charity.[SB 19/11/2997]

John B. “Web”
Wilbur, 63,
of Aiea died Monday May 26, 1997 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in
Stockton, Calif., he is survived by wife Helen; son David; daughters Diane
Turnbow, Susie Esperanza and Jan McAdams; brothers Herbert, Clarence, Donald
and Albert; sisters Ruth Hill and Dorothy Berg; and six grandchildren. No
services. Ashes to be scattered at sea.[SB30/05/1997]

Ernest H.
Willers,
who was Hawaii’s top veterinarian for 40 years, left a legacy of health and
safety in the dairy, livestock and poultry industries and in the public health
of residents today, his colleagues say. “He was very much a leader in the
veterinary profession,” said Honolulu veterinarian Allen Miyahara. “He was a
mentor to everyone in regulatory medicine, very astute.” Willers died May 23,
1997 at his Aina Haina home at the age of 90. He retired in 1972 after 40 years
as territorial and state veterinarian. He was a founder of the Blue Cross
Animal Hospital. The emphasis of his work with the Department of Agriculture
was overseeing the meat-producing industries, but he also had an important
impact on public health, said former public health veterinarian John Gooch.
“For many years he was a one-man gang defending the anti-rabies quarantine. We
are free from rabies because he was successful in defending it. He was
instrumental in expanding meat and poultry inspection to all islands, so people
knew local meat and poultry were from healthy animals slaughtered in a healthy
manner,” said Gooch. Miyahara recited a litany of diseases found in island
animals that were eradicated while Willers directed the state veterinary
program.They included anthrax,
hemorrhagic shipping fever, black leg disease and anaplasmosis in cattle and
brucellosis and hog cholera in pigs. “We had tuberculosis in our cattle. Hawaii
was declared TB-free through his efforts and direction.” Gooch recalled an
infection called “Molokai sick” that debilitated local beef cattle. Willers
“was a bright guy with an inquiring mind.He and his staff identified the cause: The cattle at certain times of
the year were eating nothing but kiawe beans, and it sickened them. “Vets owe
him a debt of gratitude too,” said Gooch. “He modernized the Veterinary Practice
Act in the early 1950s, which established a way of licensing and monitoring
veterinarians and resulted in an improvement in quality of veterinary
service.”Willers, born in Seattle, graduated from the University of Washington
Pullman School of Veterinary Medicine. He was honored as veterinarian of the
year by the American Veterinary Association. He was a past exalted ruler of the
Elks Club. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Dorothy B.; son Jon T.;
daughters Lani D. Lofgren and Wendy W. Lagareta; six grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at the
Elks Club. The family asks that contributions be made to the Hawaiian Humane
Society in lieu of flowers.[SB
31/05/1997]

George E. Williams Sr., of Wahiawa, 76, a Pearl
Harbor survivor who was retired fromthe Army and
government and Hawaii Army National Guard service, died Tuesday Jan 7, 1997 inWahiawa
Hospital. He also worked for the sheriff’s office,
Honolulu Police Departmentand Oahu Railway and Land Company. He
was born in Brazoria, Texas. Survived by wifeDorothy S.;
sons George E. Jr. and Michael A.; daughters Martha A. Toler and Dora J.Irvine, six grandchildren and a
great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at BorthwickMortuary. Call
after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. in Schofield Cemetery. Aloha attire.[SB 13/01/1997]

Harold S.
Williams,
74, of Kailua, a federal Public Works Center retiree, died Saturday May 17,
1997 in St. Francis Hospice. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by sons Harold
Jr. and Keith; daughter Lynn Locke; brother Jimmy; sister Eloise Kekona; four
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorial service:10:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial
Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No
flowers.[SB21/05/1997]

Irene M. Williams, 79, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired clerical
worker for Lockheed Aircraft, died Tuesday Sep 16, 1997 in Hilo Hospital. Born
in Minnesota, she is survived by daughter Gloria J. Sanner; sister Doris Ochoa;
and a grandchild. No services.[SB
18/09/1997]

Miki Williams, 76, of Honolulu, a retired
salesclerk with Liberty House, died May 2, 1997in Honolulu. Born in Oita, Japan, she is survived by daughter
Rita W.Snyder; and two grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Casual attire.[SB 10/05/1997]

Marie J. Williamson, 74, of Honolulu, a
volunteer coordinator for theMuscular
Dystrophy Association, died Wednesday Jul 2, 1997 in Tripler Army
Hospital.She was born in New York
City. She is survived by husband Jim; daughters Kim Durbec and Trudi Cannon;
son Jimmy; 6 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Private services.[SB 07/07/1997]

Florence H. Willis, 77, of Kailua-Kona died Monday Jan 20, 1997
at home. Born in Pennsylvania,she is survived by son Roy J.;
daughter Bonnie R. Urso; two grandchildren; and twogreat-grandchildren.
Service: 1 p.m. tomorrow at the National Memorial Cemetery of thePacific,
Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Mae S. Wills, 81, an Elks Club and Punahou School retiree, died
Sunday Feb 2, 1997 in the Maunalani Nursing Center. Born in Honolulu, she is
survived by husband L. Ashby; sons Thomas and John M.; daughters Susan W.
McKenzie and Barbara J. Wills; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild;
sister C. Iris Soares; Memorial service: 6 p.m. Friday at Atherton Chapel,
Central Union Church. Reception to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations
suggested to Central Union Church, St. Labre Indian School or the University of
Hawaii.

Willis M. Willson, 84, of Honolulu, a member of the Military
Order of the World Wars, died Monday Mar 10, 1997 in St. Francis Hospice. Born
in Oklahoma, she is survived by son James; brothers Paul and Raymond Whitley;
two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Fort DeRussy Chapel. Call from 9:30
a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Anne
"Annie" Leimomi Wilmington,95, of Wailuku, a Baldwin
High School cafeteria manager, died Thursday Oct 10, 2002 in Hale Makua in
Kahului. She was born in Makena, Maui. She is survived by son Edward; daughter
Jo-Ann Thomas; brothers Samuel, Ernest and Frank Chang; four grandchildren; and
a great-grandchild. Services to be held at a later date.[SB 16/10/2002]

Bruce A. Wilson, 30, of Kula, Maui, a sales manager, died
Sunday Sep 28, 1997 in Kula.He also
taught English in Japan and was a scuba instructor. Born in San Jose, Calif.,
he is survived by parents John and Donnette-Gene; and brother Sean E.T.
Memorial services: 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Lyons’ residence, 495 Kealaloa.
Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Seabury Hall Scholarship
Fund.[SB 01/10/1997]

Dorothy Wilson, 70, of Mountain View, Hawaii died Monday Aug
25, 1997 in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons
Herman and Harold; brothers Edward and William Pareisa; sisters Olivia
Perreira, Mildred Graham and Agnes Gaylord, four grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.Mass: 10 a.m.
Tuesday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Paoa. Call from 8 to 11 a.m.
Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual
attire.[SB 28/08/1997]

Rose Y.K.
Wilson, who
was born in Kalihi, died March 20, 1997in Castro Valley, Calif. She worked as a butcher in her parents’ store,
and also as a saleslady at Hickam Air Force Base. She is survived by children
Booker T. Jr., Frank A., Burnierose L. and Randall D.; siblings Sui Chong and
Frank Kam and Emily Jones; 14 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorial
services: 7 p.m. today at Waimanalo Assembly of God Church, 91-941 Kalanianaole
Highway. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Donations suggested to the church.

Philip Winchester- Kalihi
born and Kalihi raised, Philip Winchester spent much of his life helping the
youth of his community. A coach, mentor and business owner, Winchester died
Friday Jul 4, 1997 at home. He was 75. “He was ‘Coach,’ ” recalled daughter
Denicia Trinidad. A young man with three small children, Winchester built a gym
in the carport of his Kalihi home in 1948 and invited neighborhood kids to work
out there, Trinidad said. The youth would use his handcrafted exercise
equipment, and more important, have a safe place to gather and discover their
self-worth, she said. And there was football. He coached the Kalihi Pop Warner
“Bad News Bears” to a national championship in 1960 and was line coach for the
Farrington High School football team from 1958 through 1963. One of his young
charges— “Skippa” Diaz—went on to become the head football coach at Farrington
and a role model for Kalihi youth in his own right. A 1939 Farrington graduate,
Winchester also worked as a welder at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, was a
24-year employee of the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, and owned Winchester’s
Chlorination Inc. He also was an avid bowler and tandem surfer. Last March,
Winchester was honored with a personal messagefrom fellow Farrington alumnus, Gov. Ben Cayetano, lauding him for a
“lifetime of achievement and service to others.” “You have truly been a
distinguished and productive citizen of the state of Hawaii,” Cayetano wrote.
Born in Honolulu, Winchester is survived by wife Ruth; daughters Sybil Blythe,
Caroldean Mansfield and Denicia Trinidad; sons Gary and Jim; five
grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. Saturday
at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary, Kaneohe. Service at 11:30 a.m. with burial
at 1 p.m.[SB 08/07/1997]

Leslie W.
Wishard Jr.,
71, of Waika, Hawaii, a retired construction superintendent for the former
Hamakua Sugar Co., died Sunday Jan 5, 1997 at home. Wishard, a U.S. Army
veteran who served during World War II, was a member of the 82nd
Airborn Division. Born in Kapaau, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Leona A.; sons
Steven L. and Harry D.; daughter Gilda L. Black; sisters Eleanor Sexton and
Catherine Lowrey; and nine grandchildren. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Friday at
Kalahikiola Congregational Church. Reception to follow at the family home in
Waika, Hawaii. Donations suggested to the American Cancer Society of the North
Hawaii Hospice Inc.[SB
08/01/1997]

Andy R. Wisler, 89, of Wahiawa, a retired U.S. Navy chief
petty officer and recipient of the Navy Cross and a retired transmitter
technician with RCA, died March 8, 1997 at in Waihawa General Hospital. Born in
Joshua, Mo., he is survived by wife Janet S.Y.; sons Andy Jr., William and
Joseph; daughter Annette Edwards; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Private services.

George Witt Jr., also known as George Arthur Witt, 79, of Kailua, a
U.S. Army veteran who served in the European Theatre and World War II, died
Thursday Jan 2, 1997 in Castle Hospital. Born in Albany, N.Y., he is survived
by son Peter M.; daughters Linn Alber and Jane Redmond; and three
grandchildren. Private services.[SB 08/01/1997]

Donald H. Wolbrink, 85, city planner and
landscape architect, whose work included master-planning the National Memorial
Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl and other major Hawaii projects, died Feb.
22, 1997 following surgery in Shelton, Wash. He will be buried in Punchbowl at
a later date. Wolbrink came to Hawaii as a Navy officer in World War II. Later,
he joined the first planning firm in Honolulu, which opened in 1947 as part of
a nationwide network known as Harland Bartholomew & Associates. Its first
functions here were to master-plan what now is the Waialae-Kahala residential
area for Bishop Estate and also Kahului, Maui, for Alexander & Baldwin. For
Campbell Estate, it drafted the original master plan for Campbell Industrial
Park on the Ewa Plain and the new second city of Kapolei, which sprang up in
recent years next to Campbell Industrial Park. After statehood, the same firm
also helped draft Hawaii’s statewide Land Use Law. Wolbrink, longtime manager
of the Honolulu office, continued the firm as Wolbrink & Associates from
1964 on and deactivated the firm in the late 1980s. In 1994, the American
Planning Association, Campbell Estate, Gov. John Waihee and Mayor Frank Fasi
showered commendations on Wolbrink at the annual Campbell Estate Koa Awards
party. Wolbrink had a planning philosophy: “The joy of planning resembles the
joy of cooking in terms of mixing the condiments together to get it just
right,” he said. That same year, the Wolbrinks relocated to Shelton, Wash., for
retirement, after 47 years in Hawaii. Born in Ganges, Mich., Wolbrink received
bachelor’s and master’s degrees in landscape design from the University of
Michigan. He was with the National Park Service from 1934 to 1941 and with the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Missouri Valley from 1941 to 1944. He served on
active duty with the Navy from 1944 to 1946. Later in 1946 and 1947, he
represented Harland Bartholomew & Associates in Midwest cities as a field
representative, moving to Hawaii later in 1947. In charge of all Hawaii work
for Bartholomew & Associates, he also played a large role in developing
master plans for all Navy activities on Oahu, also for Kwajalein and Midway and
Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station. Wolbrink is survived by wife Florence S.;
daughter Gretchen W. Bond; and three grandchildren. Donations in his name may
be made to the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

Adelina S. Wolf, 48, of Honolulu, a former teacher, died
March 9, 1997 at home. Born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, she is survived
by husband James R.; sons Edward W. and Jonathan C.; daughter Danielle R.;
brothers Ferdinand and Joaquin Sagucio; sisters Flordelina Sagucio and Eliza
Roamboa; and a grandchild. Service: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary.
Call 6-9:30 p.m. Cremation: March 28.

Clara C. Won, of Berkeley, Calif., who was born in Honolulu, died
June 25, 1997at home. She worked for
American Brewing Co., C.Q. Yee Hop Cos. in Honolulu and Doe Library at
University of California at Berkeley. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons
Dr. Peter and Byron D.; daughters Candace and Wendy Willa; and many sisters and
brothers. Services: 11:30 a.m.Thursday
at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.Donations suggested to On Lok, Senior
Citizens for Independent Living Organization, 1333 Bush St., San Francisco
94109.[SB 26/08/1997]

Margaret C. Won, 97, of Honolulu died Jan.
20, 1997 in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. Born in Hawaii, Won has no
survivors. Private services.

Claire A. Wond of Honolulu died Jan. 6, 1997 in Castle
Hospital. Born in San Francisco, she issurvived by
daughter Carol Devenot; son James Leach; brother Curt Shoemaker; agrandson;
and two great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the endof
Hinalea Street in Waimanalo. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. No
flowers.[SB 28/01/1997]

Alice S.K. Wong, 95, of Honolulu, a retired school teacher,
died Wednesday Jul 16, 1997 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Waialua, she is
survived by daughter Judith W.Kam;
five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Call 8:45-10 a.m. Sunday at
Diamond Head Mortuary. Traditional Chinese services will be held. Entombment:
Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.[SB 22/07/1997]

Emma T.Y. Wong, 91, of Honolulu died Jan. 20, 1997 in St.
Francis-West Hospital. She was born on the Big Island. She is survived by sons
Edward K.H., Robert L., Kai Yiu and George W.O.; daughters Marjorie W. Lee and
Ruth Raffuse, 20 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Francis K.F. Wong,89, of Honolulu, retired vice president of
City Bank, died Nov. 9, 1997in
Honolulu. Born in Hawaii, he is survived by wife Edna, son Francis and two
grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to charity. Private
services.[SB 27/11/2997]

Gary Wong, 61, of Honolulu, a security guard for the Ala Moana
and Pacific Beach hotels,died Monday
Jan 6, 1997 in Straub Hospital. Wong also worked for the City and County RoadDepartment.
Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Evangeline “Ulu”;
brother Richard “Chubby”; and sisters
Helen “Bee”
Kolona and Hattie DeLima. Service: 9:45 a.m.Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call
after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaii StateVeterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha
attire.[SB 10/01/1997]

George S.H. Wong, 88, of Honolulu, a retired car salesman
with Universal Motors, died Nov. 28, 1997 in Castle Hospital. Born in Hanapepe,
Kauai, he is survived by sons George, Donald, Leonard, John and Jeff; 13
grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Diamond
Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Entombment: Diamond Head Memorial Park.Casual attire. No flowers[SB 06/12/1997]

Gilbert K.W. “Buck” Wong, 83, of Honolulu, a retired
general contractor and developer, died Tuesday Jul 8, 1997 in Honolulu. Born in
Honolulu, he is survived by brother Ivan; and sisters Beatrice Lee, Gladys Chow
and Rose Wehr. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to
charity.[SB 10/07/1997]

James H.L. Wong, 92, of Wahiawa, owner of Liberty Market for
15 years, died Oct. 20, 1997in
Wahiawa. Born in Waialua, he is survived by son Norman; sister Juliet Young;
brothers Kenneth and Eugene; and three grandchildren.Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Burial:
Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.[SB 28/10/1997]

Mabel “Choy Yin” Wong, 92, also known as Mrs. Tang
Leong Wong, of Honolulu died March 10, 1997 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in
Honolulu, she is survived by daughters Eulalia Lum and Eugenia Kamigaki; four
grandchildren; 10 step-grandchildren; and several step-great-grandchildren.
Call from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Eulogy: 11:15 a.m.
Taoist services. Burial: Oahu Cemetery.

Mary Kam Wong, 93, of Aiea, a retired school teacher at
Washington Intermediate, died Saturday Nov 8, 1997 in St. Francis Hospital.
Born in Honolulu, she is survived by brother David Kam; and companions Lisa Yee
and Robert Pearson. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.
Call after 9 a.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire.[SB 12/11/1997]

Mon J.J. Wong, 75, of San Francisco died Friday Dec 5, 1997
in San Francisco. Born in China, he is survived by wife Annie H.; sister Lau F.
Lee; and two brothers. Taoist services: 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at Diamond
Head Mortuary. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No
flowers.[SB 11/12/1997]

Samuel T.Y. Wong, 80, of Honolulu, a retired building
inspector for Public Works Center, Pearl Harbor, died Saturday Sep 27, 1997 in
Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Isabel C.; son
Leonard K.S.; daughter Sandra W. Kitaura; five grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call
after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No
flowers.[SB 02/10/1997]

Shui I. Wong, 89, of Honolulu, former
owner of Howard’s Jewelers and widow of Chip Tong Wong, died March 22,
1997in St. Francis Hospital. Born in
Skekki Canton, China, she is survived by sons Sun Yet and William K.C.;
daughters Mildred Chang, Janet Char and Nora Chong; brothers Woon Cheng and Tim
Chiang; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m.
Saturday at United Church of Christ, 467 Judd St. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial:
Diamond Head Memorial Park.

Terrence D.
Wong, 57,
of Honolulu, assistant dean of graduate school of the Union Institute of
Cincinnati, Ohio, died April 18, 1997in Honolulu. He was also former assistant dean and director of graduate
studies of Marquette University of Milwaukee. Born in Honolulu, he is survived
by parents Raymond Y.B. and Rose N.S.; brother Curtis; sister Sylvianne Young;
and brothers Alton and Neal. Services: 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mystical Rose
Chapel at St. Louis High School. Aloha attire. No flowers.[ SB 02/05/1997]

Yuk Sim Yim Wong, 95, of Honolulu died Monday Jul 21, 1997 at
home. Born inChina, she is survived by
son Henry Y.H.; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Call 8-11 a.m.
Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Taoist services will be held.
Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.[SB 25/07/1997]

Roland M.J. Wongwai, 50, of Honolulu died Sunday
Dec 21, 1997 in Honolulu. He was born in Longmont, Colo. He is survived by wife
Leonore; sons Raymond and Keoni; mother Edith, and brothers George and William.
Services: 10 a.m.Wednesday at Our Lady
of the Immaculate Conception. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the
Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers. Call Ultimate Cremation Services
of Hawaii for information.[SB
25/12/2997]

Josephine R. Woo, 84, of Hawaii died Thursday Jan 30, 1997 in
the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by
daughter Vivian Kalua; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass:
noon tomorrow at Our Lady of Peace Cathedral. Call after

10:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Bill Wood- A
memorial service will be held for Bill Wood, longtime editor of Hawaii
Business magazine, at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Thurston Chapel of Punahou School.
A private burial will take place later on the Big Island. Wood died of cancer
Oct. 22, 1997. He was 66. His career also included founding what is known today
as Island Business Magazine. He also served the Wall Street Journal as its
Hawaii correspondent. He was one of the first recipients of the Media Person of
the Year award given by the Hawaii Chapter of the Public Relations Society of
America. “Bill was certainly highly respected not only for his thoroughness in
reporting and researching his articles but also because of his understanding of
business and financially related issues and his abilities to put those stories
into perspective for the readers,” said Stafford Kiguchi, chapter president.
“He’ll certainly be missed.” Born in Costa Mesa, Calif., he earned a master’s
in journalism at Stanford University after returning from service as an Army
officer in Germany. In the late 1950s, he took a position with the SanFrancisco bureau of the Wall Street Journal.
June 1972 found him in Hawaii, where he worked briefly for a Japanese business
magazine called Economic Salon. He joined Hawaii Business magazine that fall as
an associate editor, becoming its editor in October 1973. Wood left Hawaii
Business in early 1981 to found the Hawaii Real Estate Investor, a monthly
tabloid for out-of-state readers and investors. Honolulu Publishing Co.
purchased the tabloid in 1984, changing the name to Hawaii Investor, keeping
Wood on as an editor and writer. The publication later became Island Business.
Wood left Honolulu Publishing in 1992 to write books. Wood is survived by
former wife Carol; sons Brian and Chris; daughters Hillary Wood-Chan and
Alexandra Holgersen; and two grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family
suggests donations to the Society of Professional Journalists Hawaii
Scholarship/Internship Fund, P.O. Box 3141, Honolulu 96802.[SB 31/10/1997]

Virginia L. Worley, 91, of Honolulu, a former
Association of Childhood Eduction, Hawaii Branch president and school teacher,
died Monday, Mar 17, 1997 at home. Born in Chicago, she has no known survivors.
Service: 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Church of the Holy Nativity.No flowers. Donations suggested to the
Alzheimer’s Association.

Joy “Judith” Worobe, 63, of Pearl City, former
chairwoman of the Governor’s Advisory Board on Veterans Services, died Thursday
Oct 2, 1997 in South Paris, Maine. Worobe served in the U.S. Air Force during
the Korean War. She was the first woman elected as commander of the Disabled
American Veterans, Department of Hawaii. She was medical director of an
experimental preschool in the governor’s office and assistant for family
planning. She was also a nursing instructor at the University of Hawaii at
Manoa and Hawaii Loa College. At Kaiser Hospital she worked as an adolescent
program specialist, community health nurse, pediatric nurse practitioner and
advice nurse. Born in Chicago, she is survived by husband Donald J.; son James
A.; daughter Miriam Trevino; and five grandchildren. Services on the mainland.[SB 07/10/1997]

Mary M. Wright, 52, of Honolulu, a former
worker with the city Parks Department, died Thursday Mar 27, 1997 in Malama
Ohana. Born in Pittsburgh, she is survived by sons Allen M.and Earle J.; daughter E. Malia; father
Robert A. Montgomery; sisters Kathleen A. Buck and Sheryl E. Montgomery; and
brothers Robert L. and Scott A. Montgomery. Services: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at
Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: National
Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Norman Joseph Wright was employed as a
publisher’s marketing manager but it was his second career as an actor that he
loved best. He kept a resume of every movie, television and stage experience
over a 30-year span.They included
parts in World War II performances starring theater giants Maurice Evans and
Judith Anderson and roles in several “Hawaii Five-0” episodes. Wright died in
Honolulu Oct. 28, 1997at the age of
79. He had acted in Honolulu Community Theatre productions for 30 years and
continued as its historian long after he gave up the stage.The organization, now called Diamond Head
Theatre, applauded his 50 years of dedication in 1990 by selecting him as one
of the first five people for its Hall of Fame. The Hawaii State Theater Council
gave him the 1987 Pierre Bowman Award for his contribution to local theater.
“He went back practically to the beginning” of the community theater, said
Helen Topham, actress and former University of Hawaii drama professor.In post-World War II days, Wright was one of
the four people who ran the volunteer theater. His last local stage appearance
was in the role of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas in a 1969 production of “Dylan.” He
had bit parts in movies including “The Devil at Four O’Clock,” “Twilight of the
Gods” and “From Here to Eternity,” and in the Hallmark Hall of Fame television
movie “Inherit the Wind.” “He came out here to get involved in acting,” said
Nini Dinmore, a family friend. “It was his main interest and his hobby,
although he didn’t earn his living that way. There were a lot of people he met
playing bit parts, and stayed good friends with and stayed in contact.” Wright
retired in 1983 as international sales manager with University of Hawaii Press.
He started with East-West Center Press before it merged with UH Press and
formerly was the Pacific-Asia representative with Feffer and Simons book
distributors. Royden Muranaka of UH Press said: “He did a lot of traveling
throughout Asia and the Pacific. It was hard after the war, and he got along
well, made good friends with Asians. Now I go on those trips 25 years later,
they all remember him and ask about him.”Wright was born in Newport, Pa. He served in the U.S. Army during World
War II. He is survived by a hanai brother, Richard Dinmore; and five
godchildren. A private burial service will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions be made to St. Francis Hospice or Diamond Head Theatre.[SB 06/11/1997]

Tyson J.
Wroten, 50,
of Honolulu, a wallpaper installer, died May 7, 1997in Honolulu. Born in Delaware, he is survived by mother Anna;
sisters June, Joan and Bridgette; and brothers Edgar and Jake. Memorial
service: 11:30 a.m. May 25. Call 528-3441 for location. Potluck to follow.
Casual attire.[SB17/05/1997]

Mary O. Wylley, 95, of Honolulu died Sunday Jul 20, 1997 in
Kaiser Foundation Hospital. Born in California, she is survived by sons Robert
and Richard; sisters Juliet Krauss and Myrthe Visniski; three grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Mass: 5 p.m. Friday at
St.Augustine Church, Waikiki. Aloha
attire. No flowers.[SB 23/07/1997]